Wichita eagle., 1887-02-19
WINNING WICHITA"

Come in mine friendt und sit you down pesde del
UndS hiIe We dake quiet schmoke und drink q
den YOU Something's dot hear und lots off dings
While vas in dot city dey call winning Wichita
got me dhe'e gwide late at nighdt oupon der tepo
Uud W. nodiced Wrist off all uneardly
dinR vas ia Bedlam schure-mine Gracious vot a
Dew reep or,o such rackets dot l couldn't dalk
olid loud.
Blu. vinaIly got away from dot ungodly blaze,
TO hindt some where to rest mine hea-dis vas
cot ,n tn Wn on Main sdreet to der Occidental
Registered ind want ped-der clerk say g twas
so man, volks gone to dis blaze dot want room
Der only way you get efn schure-you telegraph
ahead. -,
"Dls town." he say: 'vas on poom,-dere 'peooies
IND Ven saw how dwas next day, dink he draw
ii mildt
dry der Erobean blaze. der pig Mammalian TOO;
hey all vas full-bached TO der root dldnt kho"
wander all ALOUD und dry beud seventeen blaces
Und vmaiiy empraced schancc TO sshleebme on der
floor.
Ven mornen' gone walk me oud 10 dake a ieetie
But hadn't god no vurder dan der potion OF der
Ven dandy agends schmiie on me und wand to schake
ny uer handL - -. o
Und dake iii der carriages to schow me cut some
lanut.
There gread crowds ubon der sdreets like New
York on Proadway! ,.e,. .,o
Gently say A., -,
''Or vas circus come to DOWN Vat vas CHS All
.Eam HI bin Lunnen? Where ham Hi:" Won Schonny
Pull he Should
Schicago drummer walk him oudt on Touslas afe-
Der volks dep pump ind schossle him until he vas
PACK und piue. nc, :,
Your hundred tousand Beetles; sch ure vas lfn' In
Dyo hundred torHand on der sGreets.' he dell me
nit a vrown.
Dey pie rihdt in der winter dme-dey meier schtop
Great SIX or selen sthory pocks most Everywhere
Beebes work dere all der dine, ind ven it gone ON
Dey 6ri,,g en- oudt anoder gang to work ~ 'lectrg
hshdt.
Dis "BeerIess Princess Off der Blains" hat bienty
BECAUSE der roadts vot bid out deg so der any
how.
Shay Gouldt mark dis blaze Oh his NAB und to his
Dot richf al dis bardig'lar blaze would pc der
"vGchure creadt.
Der GraeId university. way oudt on der Vest Side,
Looms cradIy oop 10 der sky, an obschect OH much
bride
Vine ehurgeS, sgools. ACADEMIES una go'leeeS'
To elf uer voIks religion und EDUCATE der mndt.
vnere Wichita now schtands der 'boud sefendeen
schus, nodi'g but der brairie nit Ger roaming buf-
But now der population vot der city limits holds
Eus in bcdweeA soIne tweLdy fie und dl1dy tousand
sous
Oh, nov she slre,ts." uId poems und poems dis
on all der Dlaces efer vas l dinks dis vas der
At valley Gender den miles mort, der volks was
sChared, dey say,
Cause dey YOU'D soon be cobbied oop una CITY dahes
bay.
Iud All lash monies vat he get st in real esdate-
Der preacher, dey al 1t, Ioo-der pg5est III der
Dcy 4ai Qua "awendy five feed vront by hundred
forty teep."
Great vortune make EN- awful swick in pusy
So ven dell you bout obese days you mustn't dlnk
uraV
on ,a1y iInaglnashun Won single vact-I dell you
Dcrhaf untoId-you go down dhere yourself-you
say so, too.
Won man sold oudt dree years ago ind fndt he sell
IND now he hear vot dot blaze it make him feel
Ee wish he got in shall dree years by schtean of
Der rise in falue on dot land, would make him rich
man now.
\ boor wash vomans go down dhere In eighdeen
siNdy nine
She yuy Iot-her brice vas schesp-but row dwas
IKE mine.
She rud in pank der oder day twelf tcnsand dollar
gCtdt.
"Ddnf Godt' she say, 'goot ny tubs"'-der leedle
blaze sOldt
Dhose men vt got ne vaIms rear ~ 10 rent 'em
on SchdreS,
Deg sell enl now ia cdy lots und make 'em million
aires.
'Roud Why sbegUlators polb-to schudge Ply vot
hear
nafI vixed demselves like Vanderbilt, ind all mitin
year.
Der rabid sales OF real estateit makes der brokers'
laff;
Our transfers run en- efery week dwo millions und
q han.
Your pib- gone nudt! VEIL so vas mine-gome in
some oder dimes
Und conclude nine schtory nit der balance of
mine rhymes.